Friday, May 27, 2011

Mood Music

I'm often asked, "Where do you get your ideas?" Every writer I know hates this question. Why? There's no real answer. Who knows where ideas come from? Is it a combination of imagination and experience? An outside force infecting the collective unconscious with inspiration? It's a mystery.

I have no idea where my ideas come from... but I can tell you this. I get some of my best ideas when I'm listening to music. The right song can really set the tone for a story or an art project. It connects me to my Muses, and helps me find The Zone, that fabled flow state from which all creative work emerges.

The Road to Inspiration...

Some of my favorite musicians/bands to sample when you're in need of inspiration...

Big news, readers! I'm hosting a sultry summer short story contest on Indigo Skye: Ink and Art. Winners will receive fabulous prizes, and I'll publish the top stories on my site! Here's the scoop...

Theme: Heat Wave

Deadline: June 30, 2011

Submission Guidelines: Stories should be set in the summertime, in a sexy outdoor locale. The hotter, the better!

Length: 3,000 words or less

How to Enter: Email your story to indigoskyeinkandart@gmail.com before midnight on June 30, 2011. Text can appear in the body of the email, or in a separate .rtf attachment. Winning stories will be published on http://indigoskyeinkandart.blogspot.com in July.

Her Captive Muse, A Sizzling New Novel by Indigo Skye

Bio: Indigo Skye

Indigo Skye is a writer, photographer, and artist living in the American Southwest. Her first novel, Her Captive Muse, was released by Noble Romance in January of 2011.

Indigo Skye's short story, "True Confession," can be found in the erotica anthology, Uniform Behavior. Red Roses and Shattered Glass, a Noble Romance anthology, also features one of Ms. Skye's sexy stories- "My Demon Lover." Her poetry, articles, and fiction have been widely published online. She is currently working on a collection of short erotic fiction and poetry.

An Oasis in the Wild

Let your creative juices flow... write a story or poem about a sexy encounter with a mermaid!

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